NetVault Plug-in for FileSystem 13.1

Copy the packages to a shared location: Copy the client and plug-in packages to a shared location. Only CIFS shares are currently supported as package stores. The path must be accessible to the NetVault Server and all target machines where you want to install the packages.

Make sure that you use the original names of the installation packages. Renamed packages cannot be selected for push installations.

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Configure a package store in NetVault: After copying the installation packages, configure the shared location details in NetVault. For more information, see the Quest NetVault Administrator’s Guide.

To install the plug-in on Windows-based clients:

In the Navigation pane, click Guided Configuration, and then on the NetVault Configuration Wizard page, click Install Software/Add Clients.

On the Select Software/Add Clients page, select Install NetVault software on remote machines.

In the Package Store list, select the repository that contains the installation packages that you want to deploy.

To add plug-in packages, click Add NetVault plug-in package.

In the Select Packages for Deployment dialog box, select the check boxes corresponding to the “.npk” binary files that you want to use, and click OK.

Click Next.

On the Machines to Have NetVault Software Installed page, click Choose Machines, and select From available machines.

On the NetVault Machine Details tab, select the client that you want to add, and click OK.

To add more machines, repeat Step 7 and Step 8.

To submit the task, click Install Software/Add Clients.

You can monitor the progress and status of the task from the Deployment Task Status page. For more information, see the Quest NetVault Administrator’s Guide.

Installing the plug-in using the configuration wizard (Linux/UNIX)

On Linux-based machines, you can use the configuration wizard to install the plug-in on multiple clients at the same time.


	NOTE: When you use this procedure, make sure that the plug-in binary file is compatible with the client OS and platform.

To install the plug-in on Linux- and UNIX-based clients:

In the Navigation pane, click Guided Configuration, and then on the NetVault Configuration Wizard page, click Install Plugins.

In the NetVault Clients table, select the clients on which you want to install the plug-in.

Click Choose Plug-in File, and in the browse window, navigate to the location of the “.npk” installation file for the plug-in (on the installation CD or the directory to which the file was downloaded from the website).

Select the platform-specific binary file for the plug-in.

The binary file for Linux and UNIX is named “nvf-x-x-x-x.npk” (where x‑x‑x‑x represents the version, build, and platform numbers).

Click Next to begin installation

After the plug-in is installed successfully, a message is displayed.

Installing the plug-in from the Manage Clients page

From the Manage Clients page, you can install a plug-in on a single client.

To install the plug-in from the Manage Clients page:

In the Navigation pane, click Manage Clients.

In the NetVault Clients table, select the client, and click Manage.

At the lower-right corner of the Installed Plug-ins table, click the Install Plugin button (

Select the platform-specific binary file for the plug-in. The binary file for Windows is named “win‑x‑x‑x‑x.npk” and the binary file for Linux and UNIX is named “nvf-x-x-x-x.npk” (where x‑x‑x‑x represents the version, build, and platform numbers).

Click Install Plugin to begin installation.

After the plug-in is installed successfully, a message is displayed.